Number of potential product support providers is sufficiently large to serve as a competitive market, or leverage exists to structure internal competitive pressure in a limited or sole-source situation.

Sufficiently operational life remains (typically 5-7 years) in the product to be an attractive capital investment opportunity for potential product or service providers.

Common sub-systems or components among platforms and/or Defence/ Enforcement Agencies that, when combined, improve the Government’s negotiating leverage and offer industry the opportunity to benefit from the scale of economies.